My guest today is Sahil Lavingia, author of The Minimalist Entrepreneur.
Sahil Lavingia is the founder of Gumroad and an angel investor. Before that, he was employee #2 at Pinterest.
In this episode, Sahil shares advice on building a successful business, why you want to be a creator before becoming an entrepreneur, lessons learned from Naval Ravikant, and much more.
TIMESTAMPS:
- [00:20] - What is a minimalist entrepreneur?
- [08:57] - How Sahil built his company Gumroad
- [12:00] - Be a creator first then an entrepreneur second
- [18:00] - Why community is vital for building successful businesses
- [33:20] - The advantages of building-in-public
- [45:20] - The risks of building-in-public
- [50:50] - Workplace culture & the future of work
- [1:03:00] - Lessons Sahil learned from Naval Ravikant
- [1:08:00] - Two books that had a huge impact on Sahil’s life
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